Rescue skipper tells of cheers for French sailor


SYDNEY: The captain of a cruise ship spoke Monday of the dramatic rescue of a French sailor adrift for days in mountainous seas and the cheers from passengers when he was hauled safely on board.

After three days on a life raft in the Southern Ocean, 63-year-old yachtsman Alain Delord was saved by the Antarctic adventure vessel Orion 500 nautical miles southwest of Hobart late Sunday.

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